5G, Historic District, public design commission
Do You Want our UWS Street Lamps to Look like THIS? The beloved “Bishop’s Crook” and other lampposts of the Upper West Side are under attack. Often funded by resident-led initiatives like the clean up of West 72nd Street and by...
Calvert Vaux, Frederick Law Olmsted
Once most of the original property that would become New York’s Central Park had been acquired, the Central Park Commission called for a public design competition. A small classified advertisement was placed in The New York Times of October 30, 1857 and...
Architectural History Spotlight, Broadway, Upper West Side
By Claudie Benjamin and Andra Moss Born in St. Louis Missouri in 1884, Sara Teasdale lived a sheltered life, but from a young age was committed to writing lyric poetry. She was also determined to one day live in New York City. Deciding to marry St. Louis...
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, West End Avenue, Zoning
There is plenty to worry about these days, and we are all being bombarded with news and updates. It’s not always easy to decipher fact from speculation and definitely necessary to consider the source. We provide this message in response to the many...
